Practice lead/Senior Support Worker

Thera Trust; Aston-on-Trent; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 36.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual leave 28 days (pro rata)

Zusammenfassung

Thera Trust is seeking a Practice Leader to mentor Support Workers and drive person-centred support. You will help individuals exercise choice and control in planning and delivering their support, enabling their desired lifestyle and community participation.

You will focus on improving outcomes, maintaining safety, and promoting well-being, while supporting records, policies and DBS checks. A flexible shift pattern is required across multiple locations.

Qualifikationen

• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, health and safety, and care regulations.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organisational, and decision-making skills.
• Confidence in using digital systems (e.g. Excel, care planning software).
• Flexible working hours, willingness to travel locally and work across multiple locations.

Aufgaben

• Mentor Support Workers and focus on person-centred support.
• Encourage people to live the life they choose with control over planning and delivery of support.
• Improve outcomes, promote inclusion, rights and independence.
• Maintain a safe, clean environment and assist with personal care, finances, meals and community access.
• Promote emotional, psychological well-being and continuous improvement through feedback.

Kenntnisse

Experience with learning disabilities

Safeguarding knowledge

Health and safety knowledge

Care regulations knowledge

Communication

Leadership

Organisational skills

Decision-making

Digital systems (Excel, care planning)

Willingness to travel locally

Tools

Excel

Care planning software

Jobbeschreibung

Annual Leave entitlement:28 days inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata)

Additional Information:

• Drivers Preferred

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At Thera Trust, we believe people with a learning disability should be leaders in society.

We are looking for aPractice Leaderto assist in mentoring Support Workers, focusing on person-centred support.You and your team will encourage people to live the life that they choose, ensuring that they have choice and control around the planning and delivery of their support, enabling them to achieve their desired lifestyle and goals, maximising their community inclusion and participation.

As aPractice Leaderyour responsibilities will focus on improving outcomes for individuals, ensuring choice and control in support delivery, and maintaining a safe environment. The role involves promoting emotional and psychological well-being and continuous improvement through feedback.

You will support people to maintain a safe, clean environment which may include but not be limited to personal care, assisting with finances, preparing meals and accessing the community.You will also support individual emotional, psychological and social wellbeing needs in line with and Positive Behaviour Support guidance.

The role requires you to have a flexible approach to working shifts and maintaining records in line with company policies. At all times aim to empower individuals, promote inclusion, rights & independence, whilst adhering to policies and acting as an ambassador for the company

Thera’s Vision

Thera will show that people with a learning disability can be leaders in society.

Thera will be controlled by people with a learning disability.

People supported by Thera can say how their Thera company is directed and managed.

People with a learning disability will design the support they want from Thera.

Thera will respect the rights and wishes of people at work, at home and in the community.

People with a learning disability will check the quality of support from their Thera company.

Thera Trust will be led by a charity

Skills & Experience

Experience supporting people with learning disabilities.

Knowledge of safeguarding, health and safety, and care regulations.

Excellent communication, leadership, organisational, and decision-making skills.

Confidence in using digital systems (e.g. Excel, care planning software).

Flexible working hours, willingness to travel locally and work across multiple locations.

E: [e-mail] T: 01476 513934

Thera is an equal opportunities employer that promotes diversity within our workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of sexual orientation, race, age, gender, disability, religion or belief.

All posts are subject to DBS checks.This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974. For this role, you must declare any convictions or cautions that you have received, including those that would otherwise be spent.